Creating 100,000 change-makers (Etienne Salborn, SINA)
What if the solution to global poverty wasn’t more aid, but more entrepreneurs?
In this episode, Richard Medcalf speaks with Etienne Salborn, founder of the Social Innovation Academy (SINA), a transformative movement turning refugees, orphans, and disadvantaged youth into social entrepreneurs. From a single project in Uganda to 19 communities across Africa, Etienne’s work is redefining education, leadership, and impact—by creating “change-maker makers.”
In this conversation, you’ll learn:
- Why the traditional aid model often fails—and how SINA’s “free responsibility” philosophy rewrites the rules
- How a traumatised youth can transform into a powerful leader of a thriving enterprise
- The radical initiation that helps people shed limiting beliefs and reclaim their agency
- How to scale leadership without centralised control—so movements grow like forests, not factories
- What most leaders miss about building others who can lead without you
For anyone who wants to multiply leaders and leave a legacy that lasts, this one’s essential listening.
Resources/sources mentioned:
SINA: GoogleHome - SINA (Social Innovation Academy)
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